She was the daughter of Armand Bouchard and Marguerite (April) Bouchard.

Gloria was born on Sept. 18, 1936, in Salem, Mass. She graduated from Ste. Chretienne Academy in Salem, Mass. She was an active parishioner of St. Joseph Parish in Salem for many years. Gloria was a member of the Sodality of Our Lady and active as a participant and director in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program.

Winston and Gloria were married in St. Joseph Parish in Salem on April 11, 1964.

She spent her entire business career working for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. where she was hired for her first job as a life insurance application examiner. She took disability retirement as senior officer of the corporation in January 1991.

Winston and Gloria spent most of their entire married life in Salem, Mass., until 1992 when they began to divide their time between Salem and Warren, Vt., where they purchased a condo. After Gloria’s parents died in 1997 and 1998, they made their permanent residence in Barre Town, Vt.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Winston; and a brother, Joseph Armand “Sonny” Bouchard, of Seabrook, N.H., and his daughter, Nicole (Bouchard) Crowley, and her husband, Staff Sgt. William Crowley, of New Windsor, N.Y., and their children, Emileigh, Lillian, Madelynne and Fenway; sister-in-law Linda (Peterson) Bouchard, of Danvers, Mass., and sister-in-law Meredith Arnold, of Uxbridge, Mass., her sons, Shawn Arnold and wife Tammy (Adams) Arnold, of Apalachin, N.Y., and Glenn Arnold and his wife, Jennifer (Pawluk) Arnold, of Douglas, Mass., and their daughters, Kiley and Ashley.

Gloria was predeceased by her parents and her in-laws, as well as a brother, Ronald E. “Rusty” Bouchard, and brother-in-law James K. Arnold.

It was her wish that there be no wake. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Monica Parish in Barre on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to one of the following or a charity of your choice: American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852; American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004; or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Arrangements are in the care of the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer St. in Barre.